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EDA awards over $24 million in grants for economic development projects in California in 2023

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Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

In 2023, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 22 grants totaling $24,019,508 to fund economic development projects in California.

This represents an 89.9% decrease from 2022, when the state received $238,656,132 in funding.

Still, California ranked second across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023. South Carolina topped the list with $30,038,466 in funding across 14 grants.

The Yurok Economic Development Corporation received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $6,022,800.

EDA Grant Recipients in California in 2023
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Yurok Economic Development Corporation$6,022,800
Alchemist Community Development Corporation$3,879,429
Tule River Economic Development Corporation$3,195,378
San Bernardino Community College District Economic Development$3,000,000
University Lab Partners$1,999,844
University Of Southern California$1,583,887
University of California, San Diego$750,000
City of Vallejo$555,927
City of Chico$525,000
CodePath.org$500,000
San Diego Electrical Training Trust$496,693
San Jose State University Research Foundation$300,000
Sierra Business Council$225,000
Chico State Enterprises$195,000
County of Fresno$150,000
California State University, Bakersfield Auxiliary$141,800
Dry Creek Rancheria$135,000
University of Southern California$125,000
Lake County Economic Development Corporation$80,000
County of Humboldt$70,000
Metropolitan Transportation Commission$70,000
Superior California Economic Development, Inc.$18,750

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